This large animal webinar reviews soft tissue and orthopedic case-based complications.

Agenda

Michelle Tucker, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), will facilitate the webinar.

CE credit

This webinar is awaiting approval for 2 hours of continuing education in jurisdictions which recognize the American Association of Veterinary State Boards’ (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE).

   Webinar Length: 2 hours          CE Credits: 2 credits          MOC: 2 points 

Rates per individual webinar

Includes access to live webinar and on-demand recording

Customize your learning with a webinar package tailored to small animal webinars. The 2026 Small Animal Access Pass includes four small animal webinars, one small and large animal webinar, and three non-surgical webinars. Provides access to both the live webinars and the on-demand recordings.

Registration Pricing

*Resident, student, and intern registration
ACVS and ECVS residents may register at the resident rate for six calendar years from the start of their program. Students, interns, and graduate students may register at the student rate during their program and for one calendar year after completion of their program. ACVS Diplomates must register at a Diplomate rate.

**Other resident registration
Registration rate valid for residents of American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS)-recognized veterinary colleges. May be subject to verification.

The presentation will discuss the latest concepts in surgical management of canine and feline chylothorax with a focus on the important practical aspects of intraoperative decision-making and the latest data on outcomes.

Agenda

Matthew Field, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), will facilitate the following presentation:

• Philipp Mayhew, BVMS, MRCVS, DACVS (Small Animal): Chylothorax

CE credit

This webinar is awaiting approval for 1.5 hours of continuing education in jurisdictions which recognize the American Association of Veterinary State Boards’ (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE).

   Webinar Length: 1.5 hours          CE Credits: 1.5 credits          MOC: 1.5 points 

Rates per individual webinar

Includes access to live webinar and on-demand recording

Surgical complications are an unavoidable part of practice, but the way they are discussed among all parties often determines whether a challenging case becomes a source of collaboration, conflict, or fractured trust. This interactive webinar uses real-world large and small animal surgical scenarios to explore the difficult conversations that arise among surgeons, primary care veterinarians, clients, and clinical teams. 

Rather than focusing on the technical details of each case, the session invites residents to step back from the clinician cap and examine the communication decisions that shape client perception, referral relationships, case continuity, and professional collegiality. Residents in both large and small animal surgery will gain practical strategies for navigating situations when expectations diverge, outcomes are imperfect, or communication is delayed, incomplete, or misunderstood. 

Emphasis will be placed on using the ACVS Collaborative Relationship Communication Tool to proactively clarify roles, timelines, follow-up responsibilities, client messaging, and shared decision-making between the specialist and primary care veterinarian. By examining difficult cases through a communication lens, this lecture aims to help residents build the professional habits needed to preserve trust, reduce conflict, and improve patient outcomes through stronger teamwork.

This webinar is complimentary for ACVS Diplomates and surgery residents to attend; however, registration is required.

Agenda

Jude Bordelon, DVM, MS, MBA, DACVS (Small Animal), will facilitate the webinar.

Sponsored by:

CE credit

This webinar is awaiting approval for 1 hour of continuing education in jurisdictions which recognize the American Association of Veterinary State Boards’ (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE).

   Webinar Length: 1 hour          CE Credits: 1 credit          MOC: 1 point 

Rates per individual webinar

Includes access to live webinar and on-demand recording

Learn from industry leaders in species-specific, four-part virtual workshops designed especially for current ACVS and ECVS surgery residents and those who have recently completed residency training. The live interactive format allows attendees to focus on the information most important to them.

Live Webinars

Part I: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 7–9 pm (ET)

• Alexandra Libby Curtiss, VMD, DACVS (Large Animal): Long bone fractures
• Holly Stewart, VMD, PhD, DACVS (Large Animal): Orthopedic cases and imaging

Part II: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 | 7–9 pm (ET)

• Sarah M. Khatibzadeh, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal): Anesthesia/Nerve blocks

Part III: Tuesday, December 15, 2026 | 7–9 pm (ET)

• Joseph William Lozier, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal): Ruminant GI

• Lyndsey Rose Hayden, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal): Cecum/Large Intestine 

Part IV: Tuesday, January 26, 2027 | 7–9 pm (ET)

• Keri Lee Thomas, DVM, MSc, DACVS (Large Animal): Guttural Pouch/Trachea

• Michelle Tucker, DVM, PhD, DACVS (Large Animal): Larynx

Sponsored by:

The Residents’ Workshops are not a preparation course for the Phase I or Phase II examinations and are not eligible for continuing education credits.

Registration Rates

ACVS and ECVS residents can register for the four-part workshop series for $95. The registration fee includes all four webinars in the chosen workshop series (small or large animal) and access to the recordings.

• Those who have registered by 5 pm (ET) of the webinar date will receive a link to attend the upcoming live session and each subsequent live webinar within the series in separate emails.

• Those who have registered after 5 pm (ET) of the webinar date will receive a link to view the on-demand webinar within 48 hours and live webinar link(s) for the remaining workshop series webinars.

• On-demand links for each webinar will be available for all registered participants.

Learn from industry leaders in species-specific, four-part virtual workshops designed especially for current ACVS and ECVS surgery residents and those who have recently completed residency training. The live interactive format allows attendees to focus on the information most important to them.

Live Webinars

Part I: Monday, October 26, 2026 | 7–9 pm (ET)

• Harriet Flynn, MVB, DACVAA: Anesthesia

• Kaleigh Marie Peters, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal): Skin Reconstruction

Part II: Monday, November 16, 2026 | 7–9 pm (ET)

• Scott Rutherford, BVMS, CertSAS, MRCVS: Arthroplasty

• Morgan Rash Biggo, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal): Fractures

Part III: Monday, December 14, 2026 | 7–9 pm (ET)

• Joseph Mankin: Neurosurgery

• Selena Tinga, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal): Angular Limb

Part IV: Monday, January 25, 2027 | 7–9 pm (ET)

• Shelby Brianne Gasson, DVM, PhD, DACVS (Small Animal): Abdominal Hernias

• Andrea Erickson, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), EDUCT-MA(BME), ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology: Abdominal Neoplasia

Sponsored by:

The Residents’ Workshops are not a preparation course for the Phase I or Phase II examinations and are not eligible for continuing education credits.

Registration Rates

ACVS and ECVS residents can register for the four-part workshop series for $95. The registration fee includes all four webinars in the chosen workshop series (small or large animal) and access to the recordings.

• Those who have registered by 5 pm (ET) of the webinar date will receive a link to attend the upcoming live session and each subsequent live webinar within the series in separate emails.

• Those who have registered after 5 pm (ET) of the webinar date will receive a link to view the on-demand webinar within 48 hours and live webinar link(s) for the remaining workshop series webinars.

• On-demand links for each webinar will be available for all registered participants.

Customize your learning with a webinar package tailored to large animal webinars. The 2026 Large Animal Access Pass includes four large animal webinars, one small and large animal webinar, and three non-surgical webinars. Provides access to both the live webinars and the on-demand recordings.

Registration Pricing

*Resident, student, and intern registration
ACVS and ECVS residents may register at the resident rate for six calendar years from the start of their program. Students, interns, and graduate students may register at the student rate during their program and for one calendar year after completion of their program. ACVS Diplomates must register at a Diplomate rate.

**Other resident registration
Registration rate valid for residents of American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS)-recognized veterinary colleges. May be subject to verification.

This 90-minute webinar reviews the implications, treatment options, and clinical decision-making of infection in large animal orthopedic surgery. Discussion will focus on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infection in large animal orthopedic patients with internal fixation for fracture repair or arthrodesis. 

Agenda

Kati Glass, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), will facilitate the following presenters:

• Hilary Callahan Rice, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal)
• Weston Rathman Warnock, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal)
• Kati Glass, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal)

CE credit

This webinar is awaiting approval for 1.5 hours of continuing education in jurisdictions which recognize the American Association of Veterinary State Boards’ (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE).

   Webinar Length: 1.5 hours          CE Credits: 1.5 credits          MOC: 1.5 points 

Rates per individual webinar

Includes access to live webinar and on-demand recording

2026 ACVS Surgery Summit Seminar

Recorded for On-Demand

This seminar provides brief discussions on how to best prevent, minimize, and/or address complications arising from a variety of upper airway conditions and optimize patient outcomes.

Agenda

Bryden Stanley, BVMS, MS, MANZCVS, MRCVS, DACVS, facilitates the following presentations:

• Palatine Defects
  • Daniel Degner, DVM, DACVS

• Laser-Assisted Turbinectomies Update
  • Heidi Phillips, VMD, DACVS (Small Animal)

• Addressing Brachycephalic Airway Complications
  • Bryden Stanley, BVMS, MS, MANZCVS, MRCVS, DACVS

CE Credit

RACE Program #20-1324612 is approved for 1.5 hours of continuing education credits in jurisdictions which recognize the American Association of Veterinary State Boards’ (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE). However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. RACE is approved through July 21, 2028.

   Webinar Length: 1 hours 30 minutes          CE Credits: 1.5 credits          MOC: 1.5 points 

Rates per individual webinar

Includes access to live webinar and on-demand recording

2026 ACVS Surgery Summit Seminar

Recorded for On-Demand

This seminar explores principles and current best practices in diaphragmatic and thoracic body wall reconstruction techniques, including recent advances in minimally invasive approaches to diaphragmatic hernia repair.

Agenda

Tristram Bennett, BVSc, MANZCVS (Surgery), DACVS (Small Animal), facilitates the following presentations:

• Mind The Gap: How Anatomy and Etiology Dictate Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair Considerations
  • Chris Thomson, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)

• Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Hernias Complications and Considerations
  • Valery Scharf, DVM, MS, DACVS

• Thoracic Wall Resection Approach and Techniques
  • Owen Skinner, BVSc, DECVS, DACVS (Small Animal), MRCVS, ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology

• Thoracic Wall Defect Reconstruction
  • Tristram Bennett, BVSc, MANZCVS (Surgery), DACVS (Small Animal)

• Panel Discussion: Case Complications
  • Tristram Bennett, BVSc, MANZCVS (Surgery), DACVS (Small Animal
  • Owen Skinner, BVSc, DECVS, DACVS (Small Animal), MRCVS, ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology

• Complications and Complex Hernia Management
  • William Hawker, BVSc, DVSc, MANZCVS, DACVS

• Laparoscopic Treatment of Hiatal Hernias
  • Kenny Carroll, BVetBiol/BVSc (Hons 1), MANZCVS (Small Animal Surgery), DACVS (Small Animal), DECVS, ACVS Fellow Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Soft Tissue)

• Panel Discussion in Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Surgery
  • Chris Thomson, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
  • Kenny Carroll, BVetBiol/BVSc (Hons 1), MANZCVS (Small Animal Surgery), DACVS (Small Animal), DECVS, ACVS Fellow Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Soft Tissue) 
  • Valery Scharf, DVM, MS, DACVS
  • William Hawker, BVSc, DVSc, MANZCVS, DACVS

CE Credit

RACE Program #20-1389701 is approved for 3.75 hours of continuing education credits in jurisdictions which recognize the American Association of Veterinary State Boards’ (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE). However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. RACE is approved through July 21, 2028.

   Webinar Length: 3 hours 45 minutes          CE Credits: 3.75 credits          MOC: 3.75 points 

Rates per individual webinar

Includes access to live webinar and on-demand recording